Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 154 The Disappearance of Dulin

At this moment, Clementine, who was kneeling by the bedside holding Lily's somewhat cold hand, suddenly stood up and began to walk out.

Qiuhe also grabbed Clay's hand directly, "Clay." Holding Clay's hand, he could feel his body trembling.

Two very clear tear tracks remained on her face. Qiuhe paused for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry, but this is pointless."

Hearing Qiuhe's words, Clay could no longer hold back her tears and burst into tears again. Clay had learned the whole truth that afternoon.

She was extremely sad and heartbroken, and at the same time, she was very angry that Qiuhe knew everything but had kept it from her, deceiving her once again.

But after crying and making a scene and calming down, she realized that she couldn't entirely blame Qiuhe; she was her mother, no matter how good or sweet her relationship with Qiuhe was.

But how could one believe, without witnessing it firsthand, that the mother who gave birth to and raised them with such tenderness could be so wicked? Having already cried so much beforehand…

Clay's voice was still a little hoarse, so Akikawa could only keep comforting her. After another bout of tears, Clay...

Her eyes were already red, and she sat back down beside Lily. Lily, who was lying on the bed, then spoke up, "Why...why did this happen?"

Did I kill him with my own hands? Why would I do such a thing? I had already…” As she spoke, tears streamed down Lily’s pale cheeks.

"He was just an 8-year-old child... and I cruelly... took his life... why... why did I know nothing about it..."

Those present were completely unaware of what had happened and didn't know how to respond. Listening to Lily's intermittent words, Tian Yaochen clenched his teeth, holding back his tears.

Clay could only stand by, wiping away Lily's tears. At that moment, Qiuhe stepped forward, gently took Lily's hand, and knelt beside the bed. "I'm sorry, Lily, if you have to blame someone, blame it all on me."

"It was I who took it upon myself to kill him with your body," Lily said, her weary eyes slowly turning to Qiuhe.

"Why?" Looking into Lily's eyes, Qiuhe said apologetically, "I'm sorry, but we can't live without you. Life is precious."

No one's life is more important than anyone else's; I could see his desire to live. But his teammates couldn't help him. I, on the other hand, have the ability to help my teammates.

I know this is cruel. But something even crueler is knowing everything and being able to do it yet choosing not to. That child's regret.

"His teammates should handle this, not us. We also need to survive and see the beautiful world," Lily paused for a few seconds before slowly speaking:

"But...that child...will never see...the beautiful world again," listening to the two's conversation, everyone more or less understood what had happened.

At this moment, Kailer stepped forward and said, "The snow mountain treats every climber fairly; it's just that some people are unlucky enough to become victims of avalanches."

Just as Qiuhe said, although it's cruel, that's the truth. Everyone gathered together to climb the mountain and see the world for the vast and beautiful scenery.

If you fall and encounter danger, we will help you and support you. But if others are in danger, it is their teammates who should lend a helping hand; we are not qualified to intervene.

"I couldn't intervene either. It wasn't you who killed that child. Nor was it Qiuhe; it was the rules of the snow mountain (the rules of the dueling arena)," Lily said, and then fell silent.

Seeing this, Qiuhe gently placed Lily's hand on his forehead. "I understand you won't accept it if the time is too short. We're willing to wait however long it takes."

No matter what danger there is, I will protect everyone. If you still harbor hatred, then tell me how you want me to make amends, and I will not refuse.

After hearing this, Lily slowly opened her hand and gently placed it on Qiuhe's forehead. "Then... I want... Qiuhe to promise me... if there is a battle in the future..."

"No matter who your opponent is... you must survive... otherwise... I will never... forgive you," Qiuhe said calmly as he grasped Lily's hands.

“Okay, I promise Lily. No matter who the opponent is, I will definitely see you alive.” Then Lily looked at Tian Yaochen, “And you… Tian Yaochen.”

"What's there to cry about, a grown man like him... Qiuhe didn't even cry." At this moment, Tian Yaochen had pushed his patience to the limit.

Tears still seemed about to fall. "Don't think that... when I said Qiuhe... I didn't mean you... You better remember that too..."

In the future... no matter what battles we encounter... you have to come back alive... otherwise... I... will never play with you again."

Upon hearing this, Tian Yaochen quickly wiped away his tears with his sleeve and nodded vigorously. Seeing this, Lily also forced a smile, even though the smile seemed somewhat desolate.

At that moment, Chehui noticed that water was slowly seeping from the lower part of the blankets covering Lily. "Kailer, you take the captain..."

Also, Qiuhe and Xindis, the four of you should go to the captain's room. It's getting late. Lily's current physical condition means she might experience incontinence, and these things need to be addressed.

"It's not convenient for any boys to be here," Kirie whispered in her ear. Kaira then went over and tugged at Akikawa, gesturing for him to look at the blanket.

When Qiuhe saw this, he understood what Kaile meant. The four boys then left the room, and Qiuhe then spoke to Kaile, who was standing nearby:

"You all go back to your rooms first, I'm going out for a bit." Kelly asked, somewhat suspiciously, "What are you going to do?" "I have some things to take care of."

"Ask myself," Qiuhe said. Kaile was also a little puzzled, but considering Qiuhe's special circumstances, it was normal for her not to understand some things.

As long as he didn't do anything foolish, Qiuhe finally arrived at the front door of the Hearth House and activated the Void Rift Intersection in front of the door.

Then they sensed the presence of the Fatui clan surrounding the House of Hearths. "Just as I thought," a Fatui musketeer standing guard at the door remarked.

Suddenly, his body trembled, and he stood motionless. Meanwhile, the debt collector on the other side, noticing the musketeer's unusual behavior, asked:

"Why are you shivering? Are you feeling cold?" At this moment, the musketeer also spoke up, "Ah, nothing, I just need to pee."

"I'll go take care of this first," the musketeer said, then walked towards a clump of grass in the distance. Seeing this, the debt collector muttered to himself:

"Tch, running that far just to pee, like nobody's even looking at you," Qiuhe said, emerging straight out from behind the bushes just as the musketeer entered.

After Qiuhe left, the musketeer, clutching his head and feeling somewhat dizzy, slowly stood up from the bushes. "Uh... wait? Where am I?"

At this moment, Qiuhe also arrived at the seaside, then sat down and slowly guided his consciousness into the consciousness space. When Qiuhe opened his eyes again,

He found himself in a space of consciousness, but after looking around, he discovered that apart from the two large pillars standing in front of him, there was nothing else in this space of consciousness.

Qiuhe's face also became noticeably serious. He then walked towards the two large pillars and slowly raised his hand to touch one of them.

She found herself feeling nothing. "Strange, where did Dulin go?" Since fainting last night, Qiuhe had felt a sense of familiarity about the consciousness space she had unintentionally entered.

At the time, I didn't see Dulin inside, so I assumed it was someone else's consciousness space, but now it seems that it was my own consciousness space.

The problem now is that Dulin is missing, and for some reason, Qiuhe seems to sense a familiar aura in this space.

It was Dulin, yet it didn't seem like Dulin; familiar yet unfamiliar; very close, yet completely elusive. Qiuhe found this utterly fruitless.

He then controlled himself to leave the consciousness space. After opening his eyes and thinking for a moment, Qiuhe gathered the energy in his hand and directly conjured the Scaled Demon Dragon Blade.

Looking at the sword before him, Qiuhe's thoughts were in turmoil. When he had asked Dulin for this sword earlier, Dulin had replied that it was formed from the power of a powerful demon god.

Almost all of the demonic power resided within Dulin's body, with only a very small portion under his control, making it impossible for him to control the sword. However, within Peruvieri's Italian-style space...

Unbeknownst to him, he had summoned the sword, and in the ensuing battle, his body was even possessed.

Qiuhe's mind was also in complete chaos. Without powerful demonic energy, he couldn't conjure the sword, but if the demonic energy was too strong, he would be unable to control it and suffer a backlash.

Now, not only can he control the sword, but he can also use far more techniques than before, and he can even feel that the energy within his body is thousands or tens of thousands of times greater than before.

At that moment, a ridiculous possibility suddenly popped into Qiuhe's mind: "Could it be that after I was stabbed to death by that annihilation mechanism..."

Did the body instinctively absorb Dulin in order to survive?